Our new white report reveals consumer confidence in the sector is at an all-time low. Just 9% believe the sector is delivering long-term sustainable solutions and 51% do not trust the industry when it comes to carbon reduction. Read the full report: https://t.co/nnTRfqevpe pic.twitter.com/rCi02nQe4N
— Aggregate Industries (@AggregateUK) August 8, 2022
In 1965, Straitgate Farm near Ottery St Mary in Devon was bought by ECC Quarries in the hope it would yield 20 million tonnes of sand & gravel. In 2001, Straitgate Action Group was formed to oppose the development and its potential harm to water supplies, ancient wetland habitats, protected species and much more. In 2023, Aggregate Industries – owned by Swiss giant Holcim – was finally granted permission to quarry just 1 million tonnes following a public inquiry. This blog records the story.
Tuesday, 23 August 2022
Construction industry greenwash fails to persuade majority – AI finds
Well, fancy that.
Aggregate Industries – the company wanting to haul as-dug aggregate 23 miles between quarry face and processing plant, more than any other UK quarry operation and some 2.5 million HGV miles in all – the company that has given up reporting CO2 emissions after failing to make any progress over the last 20 years – wonders why 91% of people believe the construction sector is not delivering long-term sustainable solutions, and 51% of consumers do not trust the industry when it says it is committed to carbon reduction.
Surely the company need only take one look at itself to find the answer.